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crumble

crumble
[英] [ˈkrʌmbl] [美] [ˈkrʌmbəl] 生词本

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n.

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1. V-ERG (使)破碎;(使)成碎屑 If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. 

  • Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments...

    燧石在压力的作用下碎成了小块。

  • Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl.

    把干酪大致弄碎，装入一只碗内。

2. VERB 坍塌;损坏;崩裂 If an old building or piece of land is crumbling, parts of it keep breaking off. 

  • The high and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling...

    20世纪60年代建造的高低不一的公寓楼群正在逐渐破损坍塌。

  • The cliffs were estimated to be crumbling into the sea at the rate of 10ft an hour.

    预计那处悬崖会以每小时10英尺的速度坍塌坠入大海。

  • Crumble away means the same as crumble .crumble away 同 crumble

    • Britain's coastline stretches 4000 kilometres and much of it is crumbling away.

      英国的海岸线绵延4,000公里，其中大部分正在逐渐沉陷。

3. VERB (体系、关系或希望等)崩溃，瓦解，消亡 If something such as a system, relationship, or hope crumbles, it comes to an end. 

  • Their economy crumbled under the weight of United Nations sanctions...

    在联合国制裁的重压之下，他们的经济崩溃了。

  • The traditional marriage is crumbling fast...

    传统婚姻正迅速消失。

  • It only takes a minute for the football hopes of an entire country to crumble.

    就在一分钟之内，全国民众的足球梦想就化为了泡影。

  • Crumble away means the same as crumble .crumble away 同 crumble

    • Opposition more or less crumbled away.

      反对势力差不多都瓦解了。

4. VERB 不再抵抗;放弃奋斗;无力应付 If someone crumbles, they stop resisting or trying to win, or become unable to cope. 

  • Brighton have too many experienced players to crumble just because we are in town...

    布赖顿队有很多经验丰富的队员，他们不会因为我们在城里就丧失斗志。

  • He is a skilled and ruthless leader who isn't likely to crumble under pressure.

    他是个经验丰富、冷酷无情的领导，不会被压力击垮。

5. N-VAR 酥皮水果甜点 A crumble is a baked pudding made from fruit covered with a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar. 

  • ...apple crumble.

    酥皮苹果甜点

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crumble away 
Verb

1. fall apart;

  • "the building crimbled after the explosion"
  • "Negociations broke down"

2. break or fall apart into fragments;

  • "The cookies crumbled"
  • "The Sphinx is crumbling"

3. fall into decay or ruin;

  • "The unoccupied house started to decay"
1. Even if the seas go dry and rocks crumble, my will will remain firm.
纵然海枯石烂，意志永不动摇。

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